![]() ![]() ![]() This is far less of a history paper than it is my initial impressions as a young lesbian reading work from a significantly older one. Subsequently, I read Rubyfruit Jungle with an entirely different schema than that with which it was written. I grew up, undoubtedly, with a starkly different view of the LGBT community than almost-73-year-old author Rita Mae Brown did. My earliest encounters with lesbianism were almost exclusively performative Britney, Xtina and Madonna’s MTV onstage love fest, Katy Perry’s “ I Kissed a Girl”. By the time I was born, Ellen DeGeneres’ first sitcom was already off the air - though I did watch it in its entirety over another Thanksgiving break and pressured my parents into watching an episode. If that’s not an accomplished life, I don’t know what is.Īllow me to begin with this: I am young. ![]() Murphy series with her cat, Sneaky Pie Brown. Rita Mae Brown is a lesbian author and avid feminist, widely known for her membership in The Lavender Menace in 1970. ![]()
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